The relationship between belief and credence

Elizabeth G. Jackson*

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    Abstract

    Sometimes epistemologists theorize about belief, a tripartite attitude on which one can believe, withhold belief, or disbelieve a proposition. In other cases, epistemologists theorize about credence, a fine-grained attitude that represents one's subjective probability or confidence level toward a proposition. How do these two attitudes relate to each other? This article explores the relationship between belief and credence in two categories: descriptive and normative. It then explains the broader significance of the belief-credence connection and concludes with general lessons from the debate thus far. Video Abstract link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eOSlPVYxI8&feature=youtu.be.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere12668
    JournalPhilosophy Compass
    Volume15
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2020

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